Bring your illustrations to life and discover the magic of animation with Adobe Animate!
Stepping into a world of dragons, trolls, and talking dogs is just an average day for animator and story artist, Toniko Pantoja. Over the past decade, Toniko has spent countless hours developing captivating characters, directing animated shorts, and collaborating on blockbusters like How to Train your Dragon 3, Trolls, and Croods 2. Toniko’s technical precision and unique animation style have captivated millions of viewers, helping him build a community of over 335K on YouTube and Instagram.
In this class, Toniko draws from both his personal and professional animation experience to teach you the ins and outs of Adobe Animate so you can build lifelike characters and craft animated stories. With Toniko by your side you’ll get an in-depth walkthrough of the most important tools within the Adobe Animate workspace as well as how to use them like the pros.
As you create with Toniko, you’ll:
- Learn basic animation principles like weight, squash and stretch, and timing
- Discover how to accelerate and decelerate any animated object
- Create connective animations between your animation’s main position
- Animate a bouncing ball while discovering tools like onion skin and the library
- Export your final piece to share on social media or with your friends
Plus, as Toniko animates with you in real time, he reveals the tips and tricks he wished he knew when first starting out with Adobe Animate.
Whether you’re exploring animation for the first time or are looking to check out Adobe Animate after experimenting with other animation software, this class will provide you with the foundational tools you’ll need to make a short film or even a full-blown animated piece.
